CVE-2015-5122

unknown KEV

Published 2022-04-13 · Modified 2022-04-13

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

2.5

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the DisplayObject class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS).

CISA KEV

Vendor: Adobe
Product: Flash Player
Due date: 2022-05-04

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-37599 remote windows verified

Metasploit · 2015-07-13

Adobe Flash - opaqueBackground Use-After-Free (Metasploit)

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

exploit_multi/browser/adobe_flash_opaque_background_uaf rank 500

Adobe Flash opaqueBackground Use After Free

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5122

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.